The selection was the second for Covington, who played safety during the 2007 season. He was a first-team member in a voting by the media and second-team from the coaches last season.

Despite his play in the secondary, Covington, only 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, didn't mind moving inside.

In his first game at linebacker, he recorded a career-high 19 tackles against Wofford.

"That's what we needed at the time," he said. "It's been fun. I liked being down there and making a lot of tackles. The main thing was just to win, and I feel like I contributed my part to our wins."

Walker was equally dominant on the line, leading the league with 8.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for losses.

Both Covington and Walker took advantage of GSU's three-man front, which allowed players to use their speed to get to the ball.

Offensively, Andrews took advantage of the team's emphasis on passing. The Swainsboro native shattered the school's single-season mark with 64 receptions for 873 yards. He also set a school career record with 127 receptions.

Herrera, who allowed only one quarterback sack, anchored a revamped offensive line after missing most of the 2007 season with an injury.

He started all 11 games this season and helped the Eagles finish 21st nationally in passing, 23rd in scoring and 39th in total offense.

Mora, a freshman, brought stability to GSU's placekicking after Jesse Hartley struggled during the first three games of the season.

Mora made 10 of his 12 field-goal attempts and all 31 point-after-touchdown kicks.

Mora became just one of six GSU players to earn all-conference honors as a freshman. The others were safety Arkee Thompson (1998), running back Adrian Peterson (1998), defensive lineman Freddie Pesqueira (1999), safety James Young (2001), running back Jermaine Austin (2002) and punter Dan Jordan (2004).

Mora was also part of a seven-man GSU contingent to be placed on the Southern Conference's inaugural All-Freshman team, which was also picked by the league coaches and released Tuesday.